Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 3,260 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3,260 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
6th
of 167 countries
All-time high
4,990 kg per square kilometre
in 1997
All-time low
1,592 kg per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Malta is 3,260 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 4,990 kg per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,592 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Malta 6th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,913 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,851 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 1,592 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1964 | 1,850 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1965 | 1,766 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 2,155 kg per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1967 | 2,319 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 2,494 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 2,387 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 2,403 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 2,573 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 2,453 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 2,615 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 2,728 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 3,014 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 3,630 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 3,689 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 3,606 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 3,467 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 3,470 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 2,900 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 3,065 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 3,251 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 3,440 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 3,440 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,756 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 4,038 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 4,162 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 4,304 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 4,336 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 4,552 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 4,975 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 4,867 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 4,498 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 3,947 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 4,785 kg per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 4,990 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 4,325 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 4,866 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 4,512 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 4,433 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 4,409 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 4,336 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 4,132 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 4,403 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 4,456 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 4,326 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 4,309 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 3,752 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 3,448 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 3,458 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3,559 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3,502 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3,461 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3,461 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,377 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 3,288 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3,294 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3,256 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 3,292 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3,217 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 3,288 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 3,260 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 3,260 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 6.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 3,260 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 204.13 kg per square kilometre, 16.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,036 kg per square kilometre | 1,592 kg per square kilometre | 2,494 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,018 kg per square kilometre | 2,403 kg per square kilometre | 3,689 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,583 kg per square kilometre | 2,900 kg per square kilometre | 4,304 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,614 kg per square kilometre | 3,947 kg per square kilometre | 4,990 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,307 kg per square kilometre | 3,752 kg per square kilometre | 4,512 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,410 kg per square kilometre | 3,256 kg per square kilometre | 3,559 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,264 kg per square kilometre | 3,217 kg per square kilometre | 3,292 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 3 Luxembourg 4,776 kg per square kilometre compare
- 4 Belgium 4,683 kg per square kilometre compare
- 5 Uganda 3,421 kg per square kilometre compare
- 7 Dominican Republic 2,916 kg per square kilometre compare
- 8 Uruguay 2,838 kg per square kilometre compare
- 9 Switzerland 2,681 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Malta?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Malta was 3,260 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4,990 kg per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,592 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Malta rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 6th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.